INDIANAPOLIS—Manti Te’o remains a hot enough topic at the NFL Scouting Combine that anyone who knows Te’o is being asked about him.

Notre Dame tight end Tyler Eifert, a potential first-round draft pick, spent part of his Friday interview session answering questions about Te’o. Eifert and Te’o trained together in preparation for the Combine.

Manti Te’o's teammate said the Heisman finalist linebacker is not concerned with the possibility has draft stock may have dropped. (AP Photo)

Eifert said he first heard about the Te’o Internet girlfriend hoax when it became national news.

“I had no prior knowledge of it,” Eifert said. “He kept that to himself. I knew right when it came out, there’s no way he had anything to do with it. Manti’s one of my good friends. He’s a good person, has a good heart. He just got stuck in a bad situation.”

Eifert said Te’o’s mental state is good. Te'o will be meeting one-on-one with various teams throughout the weekend and is scheduled to meet with the media Saturday.

“He’s doing great. I think he’s handled the whole situation really well, considering the circumstances and how big it blew up to be,” Eifert said. “He hasn’t said he’s nervous. I’m sure he’ll be a little bit nervous. There’s nothing for him to be nervous about. I’m sure he’ll get a lot of questions about it. He’s a smart guy. He didn’t do anything wrong. He’ll be able to answer those questions.”

Eifert said Te’o is not obsessing over whether his draft stock will drop.

“I don’t see why it should,” Eifert said. “He’s not concerned about it. If it does, it does. There’s no handbook on how to handle that situation.”

How Te’o responds this weekend, however, will play a role in whether more teams believe Te’o is a good fit or a high risk.